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Kozhuva Manga Peera pattichathu/ Anchovies with green mango

Tomatoes from my lil garden

The wind is changing lately.Though the days are still fiery the occasional afternoon showers,are surprisingly giving me a whiff of the monsoon rain back home. The heat of the day ,mixed with the later showers is doing a good deed to my Patio vegetable garden too. A feeling of bliss..thats what i experience now.I am sure if the plants could talk , they would say the same ...

My mother makes excellent meen and manga koottan a heavenly combo, and so does my Grandma (check out meen manga curry and chemmen manga curry)..Todays recipe is inspired by those two kindred spirits,who i admire the most . Kozhuva or anchovies as they call it here is a small protein rich fish , which i have a craving for all the time; some other names are podimeen , chooda, netholi etc.In my grandma's kitchen, a "manchatti"(claypot )full of this dish,will always be in the Aduppu (the traditional stove), making it warm all the time like an ever warm oven. The claypot cooked food has a special taste to it, i love it so much that i brought one Manchatti with me, last time when i came back from my vacation in Kerala...So here comes a traditional claypot cooked Fish and mango Stir fry with grated coconut and Green mango for y'all to njoy...

Recipe for Nadan Netholi Manga Peera pattichathu

Ingredients:-

Kozhuva/Anchovy - 250 gm

Green mango - 1 medium

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Shallots/onion chopped - 1/2 cup

Green chili - 3

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Garlic - 5 cloves

Crushed black pepper corns - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp

Curry Leaves

Mustard seeds

Salt to taste

Oil

Method :-

Clean and cut the head off the fish, if you are using fresh anchovies. I used the frozen ones from Indian grocery store, so it was already cleaned.Wash it with some vinegar or lime juice and salt to get rid off that fishy smell.

Cut green mango into medium pieces. I peeled the skin off, but you can keep it if you like .

Crush onions, ginger, garlic and green chiles in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle.

Mix grated coconut with turmeric powder and red chili powder and combine it well with your hands.( Or you can crush it along with the above mix)

Heat oil in a pan( i used manchatty- clay pot) and add mustard seeds. When the pop up add curry leaves and crushed masala.Saute for 2 minutes and add green mango and fry for 3-4 minutes and add grated coconut mix. combine it well and add fish, 1 cup water and salt to taste.

Cook it covered till it is done and the water is evaporated, for about 20 minutes. Uncover it and simmer for another 6-7 minutes to make it dry.Sprinkle crushed pepper corns and mix well.Serve warm!

How much I am yearning to savor that fish.... It has been years together since I have relished them... God knows when would I be able to feel the divinity of this fish prep, again???? Your prep surely made me drool over it.... :)

Anchovies peera is something that is made quite often at home....I love this curry...my only problem is the bone....I patiently remove that tiny part and then eat, although everyone say that its bone is totally edible and has nutrients....

and Sarah I have one request. was just browsing through your blog and saw this amazing looking buttermilk in a white jug (fish curry with mango post). can you please share the recipe of that butter milk. thats my fav but never get it right at home. thanks a ton.

Hey..your website is really great. i tried a lot of recipes from here like fish mappas, vanpayar olathiyathu, meen pollichathu and many more. we liked the kaada roast recipe simply the best. everything have that naadan taste

SarahSorry for my long absence. i was relishing all your yummy recipes all these weeks. my in-laws were here and I was making them a new dish everyday following exactly your recipe . They all are really happy with my expertise in cooking ...hehe...Thanks a bunch to you sweetie

Thank you all for the wonderful comments..@ Ann ..its very true that podimeente bones are full of nutrients... I think if you try with the tiny one, it would be okie...@ swathi..ithu ente first time a...Njan bug varathe irikkan spray cheyyundu ..ayyo varalle...@ Shine..i ahve send you a reply :)@ Laya....i m so happy to hear that..really...ma regrds to ur inlaws.@ Sayantani..you asked me for the Butter milk recipe right..okie here it goes..For 1 cup yogurt add equal amount of water and mix well.( if you wanna drink it add more water...)Crush ginger, green chiles and shallots in a mortar and pestle or coffee grinder and the mix it with the buttermilk...add salt to taste..thats it!!!Or simply add all the ingredients in a blender and blend it for 2 pulse...:)@ ragini..thanks for visiting..Lemme check ur space...@ Madhu...I am the photographer ;) hahhaah